Building record 1056000000 - THE QUEEN'S HEAD, HIGH STREET

Summary

Eighteenth century timber-framed inn known as The Queen's Head with twentieth century extensions and part formerly used as a shop.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1291398: THE QUEEN'S HEAD (DBC3114)

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Type and Period (3)

  • INN (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • SHOP (20th Century - 1900 AD? to 1999 AD?)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING (18th Century - 1700 AD? to 1799 AD?)

Description

Grade II. Public house and shop. Mid-late C18, altered. Colour-washed roughcast over brick, old tile roof, brick chimney between right- hand bays. Originally L-plan. 2 storeys, 3 bays. First floor has 3- light barred wooden casements. Similar window with segmental head to ground floor left. Ground floor of centre bay has canted bay window with barred wooden window to front, 4-pane sashes to sides, and moulded cornice top. Right bay has C20 shop front. C20 extensions with entry in rear angle (B1).
Brief description, plan and photos of ground floor. Interior of historic building is timber-framed, with a large fireplace between the right-hand bays and a wider staircase. The former shopfront may have been replaced in 1986 (B2).

Sources (2)

  • <1>SBC19252 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Aylesbury Vale District: Parishes of Aston Abbotts &C. p53.
  • <2>SBC27296 Unpublished document: David Lock Associates. 2024. The Queen's Head, Wing: Heritage Statement.

Location

Grid reference SP 88214 22600 (point)
Civil Parish WING, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Apr 9 2025 8:56PM

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